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Collecting Real-Time Data to Support Student Well-Being
01/05/2023
Topics: Digital Citizenship
Many educators would agree that it’s difficult to get a read on student well-being – particularly in middle schools, where students are less inclined to share their thoughts and feelings.
One New York…
How To Start an Esports Club
02/18/2022
Esports is a mammoth and growing ecosystem that includes game publishers, streaming platforms, products, leagues, tournaments and more, all of which add up to a $20-billion-a-year industry. It’s an engine that’…
Looking for a Google Expeditions Replacement? Check Out These 2 AR/VR Tools
04/28/2021
Topics: Virtual & augmented reality
If you haven’t dipped your toe into the world of augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR), you and your students are missing out!…
How 3 Gaming Industry Trends Can Boost Education
04/12/2021
Topics: Gaming
To flatten the curve when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we were all encouraged to stay home as countries across the world shut down schools, businesses, churches and events. That’s why the World Health…
How Educators Can Use Discord to Connect With Students
02/26/2021
Topics:
You could say that the pandemic was huge year for Discord.
The chat platform used by gamers has expanded way beyond its base. Last year it hit…
Create AR Using These 5 Apps
12/16/2022
Topics: Virtual & augmented reality
One of my first experiences with augmented reality came from the Aurasma app, later known as HP Reveal. The mobile app layered 3D objects and videos on top of a high contrast image. My mind was blown after I…
Familiar Tools Offer New Tricks for K-12 Educators
01/10/2022
Topics: Tools, devices & apps
When the question is about making online learning engaging, Leslie Fisher has a lot of ideas. As a student, school was just something to get through. When she went to college, she discovered the joys of…
NASA Keeps the STEM Lessons Going From Home
12/20/2020
Topics: coronavirus, COVID-19, NASA, Online learning, STEM
From launching simple paper rockets to learning how to read satellite images, NASA has assembled a rich collection of STEM activities for students from kindergarten through high school to do on their own at…
How to choose digital apps, games and services
09/04/2019
Topics: Procurement, Tools, devices & apps
Teachers understand how critical it is to use quality curricula in the classroom, and they know it’s important to help students select books that match their needs and interests.
But students today are…
Students can do citizen science on their smartphones
05/16/2019
Topics: citizen science from NASA, STEM
For astronomer Sten Odenwald, the smartphones we all use in our daily lives have some extraordinary scientific potential. For instance, the sensor a phone uses to help orient its screen can also measure gravity…